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Bart De Strooper

Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Publications -  433
Citations -  56592

Bart De Strooper is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Amyloid precursor protein & Presenilin. The author has an hindex of 117, co-authored 397 publications receiving 48516 citations. Previous affiliations of Bart De Strooper include Ghent University & Allen Institute for Brain Science.

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Alzheimer's disease. Closing in on gamma-secretase

TL;DR: For decades, a short amyloid peptide called Aβ has been thought to underlie the neurodegeneration characteristic of Alzheimer's disease as discussed by the authors, but this peptide is produced from a longer precursor protein by two protein-cleaving enzymes, known as βsecretase and γ-secretase.
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Increased AICD generation does not result in increased nuclear translocation or activation of target gene transcription.

TL;DR: There is strong evidence that an increase in AICD generation does not directly promote gene activation of previously proposed target genes, as shown by the unchanged levels of target gene mRNA.
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Chronic 5-HT4 receptor activation decreases Aβ production and deposition in hAPP/PS1 mice.

TL;DR: A novel high-affinity 5-HT4 receptor agonist SSP-002392 is described that, in cultured human neuroblastoma cells, potently increases the levels of cAMP and sAPPα at 100-fold lower concentrations than the effective concentrations of prucalopride, a known selective 5- HT4 receptors agonist.
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In vitro studies of Flemish, Dutch, and wild-type beta-amyloid provide evidence for two-staged neurotoxicity.

TL;DR: It is proposed here that, at least in vitro, Abeta might be neurotoxic in an initial phase due to its soluble oligomeric or other early toxic Abeta intermediate(s), which is perhaps distinct from the late neurotoxicity incurred by aggregated larger assemblies of Abeta.